Female homicide victims in Ireland
Ireland: Female homicide victims was 11 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 11 homicides for female homicide victims in 2023.
That represents a change of up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Ireland peaked at 17.82 homicides in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2 homicides, in 2016.
That places Ireland 85th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Ireland, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.32 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 7.67 homicides | +230.7% |
| 1992 | 5.36 homicides | -30.1% |
| 1993 | 6 homicides | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 5 homicides | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 6.37 homicides | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 17.82 homicides | +179.7% |
| 1997 | 11.4 homicides | -36.0% |
| 1998 | 6.49 homicides | -43.1% |
| 1999 | 6.16 homicides | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 7.79 homicides | +26.4% |
| 2001 | 7.8 homicides | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.88 homicides | +39.5% |
| 2003 | 8.22 homicides | -24.5% |
| 2004 | 5 homicides | -39.2% |
| 2005 | 8.21 homicides | +64.2% |
| 2006 | 16.24 homicides | +97.8% |
| 2007 | 11.14 homicides | -31.4% |
| 2008 | 9.95 homicides | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 9.73 homicides | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 11 homicides | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 8 homicides | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 12 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 9 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 11 homicides | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 7 homicides | -36.4% |
| 2016 | 2 homicides | -71.4% |
| 2017 | 15 homicides | +650.0% |
| 2018 | 10 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 7 homicides | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 6 homicides | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 7 homicides | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 11 homicides | +57.1% |
| 2023 | 11 homicides | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 11 homicides is below the median for high income countries, which is 18 homicides, 61% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 11 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 homicides, 47% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female homicide victims in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +650.0% | 2 homicides | 15 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.46 homicides | 2.32 homicides | 17.82 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5 homicides | 5 homicides | 16.24 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2 homicides | 2 homicides | 15 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.75 homicides | 6 homicides | 11 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 homicides compare
- 82 Hong Kong 13 homicides compare
- 82 Turkmenistan 13 homicides compare
- 85 Armenia 11 homicides compare
- 85 Belgium 11 homicides compare
- 85 Fiji 11 homicides compare
- 85 United Arab Emirates 11 homicides compare
More gender data for Ireland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9809 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,626 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,626 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,943 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Ireland?
- Female homicide victims in Ireland was 11 homicides in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide victims recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.82 homicides in 1996.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 homicides in 2016.
- How does Ireland rank for female homicide victims?
- Ireland ranks 85th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .